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40 Years On: The Green Transition Has Always Been About People

40 Years On: The Green Transition Has Always Been About People

In 1982, when Development Alternatives was founded, the vocabulary that governs India’s recent development ambitions did not yet exist. Sustainable development had no official definition. That would come five years later, in the Brundtland Commission’s landmark report – Our Common Future. Green jobs, circular economy, sustainability itself: none of these …

Creating Climate Resilient Rural Communities

As climate change accelerates, the vulnerabilities of rural communities across India are no longer hidden — they are starkly visible in depleting water sources, and declining soil health. These changes have disrupted the rhythms of life in our villages in ways both immediate and profound. The weather shifts have affected …